2024 Match Day Excitement and Results!
3/20/2024
Residency Match Day is an annual, nationwide event, when students find out where they will spend the next 3-7 years of their lives. It’s a high stakes day with…
Category: Education
Research in Motion: Jianjie Ma, PhD
3/20/2024
My laboratory research is focused on regenerative medicine, aging biology, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and cancer therapy. I interact with both surgeons, scientists and basic researchers striving to build a future…
Category: Research
UVA Researchers Develop Online Dashboard to Help Save Children From Deadly Diarrhea
3/20/2024
University of Virginia researchers are developing a powerful online tool to save children from deadly diarrhea by detecting outbreaks sooner and accelerating the deployment of treatments and new vaccines. Diarrhea…
Category: Research
3/20/2024
UVA researchers have discovered a potential way to predict which patients with severe COVID-19 are likely to recover well and which are likely to suffer “long-haul” lung problems. That finding…
Category: Research
3/20/2024
Undergraduate students, Wakako Endo in the DeSimone lab and Dori Beck in the Peirce-Cottler and DeSimone labs, have received UVA Office of Citizen Scholar Development Awards for their research and…
Category: Research
One Team United on Access — Did You Know? Providers Can Add Patients/Sessions on Non-Clinic Days
3/20/2024
There are a few ways in which providers can add on patients/sessions on non-clinic days. These sessions are meant to be non-recurring sessions that are added beyond your existing four-hour…
Category: Clinical
UVA Partnering with Southwest Virginia Care Providers to Boost Colorectal Cancer Screening
3/20/2024
Community Health Center of the New River Valley is partnering with University of Virginia Cancer Center to boost Southwest Virginia’s colorectal cancer screening rate by mailing at-home test kits to…
Category: Clinical
BIMS Spotlight: Alexys Riddick Receives UVA Cancer Center Aspiring Leader and Phenomenal Woman Award
3/20/2024
Alexys Riddick, a fifth-year Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program student, received the 2024 Aspiring Leader and Phenomenal Woman Award, which honors members of the UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center (UVACCC) whose contributions…
Category: Honors & Awards
High School Students Learn About Neurology During Discover Medicine Event
3/20/2024
On February 15, the UVA SNMA Chapter and the UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center were excited to welcome 33 high school students from local Charlottesville high schools for Neurology Day. The…
Category: Education
3/20/2024
On March 7, the School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and UVA Health’s Office of Diversity and Community Engagement co-sponsored a storytelling event in honor of Women's…
Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Rasheed Balogun, MD, Receives the American Society for Apheresis 2024 Presidential Award
3/20/2024
The American Society for Apheresis (AFSA) Presidential Award committee has selected Rasheed Balogun, MD, to receive the 2024 Presidential Award. This distinguished award is in recognition of Dr. Balogun’s commitment…
Category: Honors & Awards
3/20/2024
The American Society for Nephrology (ASN) Excellence in Patient Care focus group on the Acute Kidney Injury has selected Michelle Tran, MD, as an intern member for 2024. Dr. Tran…
Category: Honors & Awards
UVA Division of Perceptual Studies Researcher Edward Kelly, PhD, Receives International Recognition
3/20/2024
The University of Virginia’s Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS) announced Edward Kelly, PhD, will participate in two distinguished events in April 2024. Dr. Kelly will deliver a keynote address at…
Category: Honors & Awards
David Penberthy, MD, Presents Talk at World’s Largest Tech Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
3/20/2024
David Penberthy, MD, MBA, an associate professor and program director in the Department of Radiation Oncology, was a presenter at DeepFest 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on March 6. His…
Category: Faculty
3/20/2024
An Associated Press story about traumatic brain injury featuring James Stone, MD, PhD, was covered by hundreds of news outlets around the world, including ABC News, CBS News, The Independent…
Category: Media Highlights
Natasha Sheybani, PhD, Featured on New UVA Biomedical Frontiers Podcast
3/20/2024
Natasha Sheybani, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, discusses precision cancer treatment using immunotherapy and focused ultrasound in UVA Biomedical Frontiers podcast series that launched on…
Category: Media Highlights
3/20/2024
An article in The Conversation about how to treat persistent coughs authored by Kyle Enfield, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care,…
Category: Media Highlights
